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now" -- the healing begins for the city of boston. new details on the capture and arrest of dzhokhar tsarnaev. the latest on his condition and what lies ahead. an ocean away and the will to persevere. we'll introduce you to a man who crossed the finish line of the london finish line after a week beginning the journey at the starting line in boston. then this his boat was his hobby and passion until it became the scene of the shootout that ended boston's terror. now americans rally to replace the beloved boat of a man who helped take down the city's most wanted man. it is monday, april 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. good morning, everybody.
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the peopboleston are likely waking up this morning with a sense of relief and a welcome return to their routines. >> that'right. we'll have the very latest on the investigation and update on the survivors. >> first, new details this morning about what led to the capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev. fbi negotiators tried for 20, 25 minutes to convince tsarnaev to give himself up. there was a verbal exchange between both sides. >> eventually, tsarnaev fell out of boat and was captured. he is now under guard in the hospital. with more on this investigation, we are joined by brandi hitt in boston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. law enforcement officials tell abc news that the terror suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is awake being questioned by authorities about possible accomplices. with the throat injury, though he is having to write down these responses, one week after the terror attack. law enforcement sources tell abc news terror suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev is awake in a boston hospital. and being questioned about possible accomplices and
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unexploded bombs. the 19-year-old is responding in writing, due to a serious throat injury. authorities say may have ctlf. >> they had other bombs. they had other explosives. they were probably planning to do something else. >> reporter: this is the first moment an elite federal interrogation team has spoken to tsarnaev since friday's dramatic end to the manhunt. new video shows him hiding in a boat as stun grenades exploded leading to capture. tsarnaev's older brother, tamerlan was killed in a police shootout and investigators are looking into his trip to russia which has become a hotbed of islamic militant activity. >> he brainwashed his younger brother from there what happened on marathon day. >> reporter: federal authorities say the amount of evidence is overwhelming including this photo, showing dzhokhar placing a bomb near 8-year-old martin richard, who was killed.
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families gathered at sunday mass to remember their victims. a whack was held for 29-year-old krystle campbell who will be laid to rest monday.re thae rem hospitalized. >> good had angels watching me y rorter: at mass gener, caitlin kates, credits her friend, leo for saving her life and carrying her to safety. charges haven't been filed yet but will likely include a weapon of mass destruction charge which does carry the weight of the death penalty. john and diana. >> brandi hitt. thank you. she mentioned friday night's dramatic events. abc's martha raddatz has spoken to the police chief of watertown, massachusetts, where the manhunt came to an end. >> reporter: the video images show the dramatic end to the manhunt, more clearly than anything we have seen. the police helicopter hovers in the darkness, holding steady,
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the natural heat from the suspect's body making a near perfect outline through thermal imaging despite the tarp that covers him. he is lying on his back, his head to the right, feet to the left. then a flash. a bang. police toss a stun grenade meant to confuse the suspect. then another. followed by a third. and then, watch, at first motionless, we see for the fst time, video as the 19-year-old raises his head, his upper body. >> he is moving. flailing about. quite a bit of movement. >> reporter: on the ground, dozens of negotiators watching from the second floor of the house nearby urging the suspect to give up. a robot moves in to peel away the tarp. >> successfully lift that off. he will be exposed. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev has no place to hide. >> he was slow, lethargic. they could see there was no device on his chest. the concern what was in the boat. more explosive devices? >> reporter: moments later he is on the ground, handcuffed and receiving medical treatment.
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>> there was a lot of relief. we were very concerned they wanted to go out and kill more people. to know that we were going to get. we have him in custody was just an incredible feeling. >> reporter: one key break in capturing the suspect came from a cell phone. ose su cv theyjacked left the cell phone in the car, tracking the phone is what led the police to watertown and that deadly fire fight with the two brothers before the younger one took off. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. charges against tsarnaev will likely include a weapon of mass destruction charge which carries the death penalty. with the intensive emotions surrounding the case, we asked michael garcia, whether tsarnaev could get a fair trial in boston? >> very difficult to move a trial. the legal standard, essentially, no jury in this city will be able to look fairly on this evidence. very high standard. i believe he will face trial in boston. >> tsarnaev is being questioned without being given his miranda rights as a matter of public tors are looking
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overseas for answers specifically want to know more about the older tsarnaev, the brother, who recently went to russia and how that might have changed him. abc reporter is in dagestan where the family has roots. >> reporter: last year, tamerlan tsarnaev traveled here to his old home in a region home to an islamist uprising. investigators want to learn if it was during that trip he became radicalized. family who saw him then, told us they saw no signs of extremism. there was no feeling that he could be, his aunt said, it's not possible. she showed us photos of the suspects as young boys. they were very kind boys, she says. tamerlan came here to renew his passport. the aunt says he stayed to train as a boxer. she said he prayed at the mosque on fridays but denied they
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fought over religion. we would debate with him. but not fighting. tamerlan spent six months and visited chechnya three times to visit family and also choosing to fly home from the chechen capital. younger brother, dzhokhar was expected to visit, in may. his uncle is praying for him to survive. so he can tell us what really happened, he said. abc news, dagestan. it's been nearly a week now since the twin bomb blasts at the boston marathon. more than 180 people were wounded in the attack. right now we believe 52 are still hospitalized. three are in critical condition. one of them is a transport, transit officer in boston, and his name is richard donahue. the 33-year-old was severely wounded in the early friday shootout with the bombing suspects. >> all right, everybody really wants to get some type of normalcy, some routine in boston. will slowly start reopening. it will be a couple days before it gets totally back to the
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crime scene. they still have to do some investigating there. collecting evidence from the sides of buildings. from the side of bleachers. check the structural integrity of the buildings near the blast site. the boston pd is going to start returning personal items to the people who left them behind. that will happen later today. >> just bringing it back to the suspects. just for a moment. there has been so much interest in these two individuals. who are they? where did they come from? why were they attacking americans? a little bit of what we have been able to gather, as far as tamerlan goes, the older brother. he was married to a woman in rhode island, whose parents have put their home up for sale. lived in the home for 14 years. put it up for sale. he had a 3-year-old with his wife. so, as far as dzhokhar goes in the hospital. pierre thomas says he is talking, answering questions via writing because he has a throat injury and unable to speak.
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let's turn to some other news right now. learning more about the victims of colorado's deadliest avalanche. the five snow boarders killed over the weekend were all in their s. the sole survivor managed to walk away uninjured and call for help. officials say the men had the right safety gear, snowboarding in the back country west denver when they triggered a massive landslide. two football fields wide, eight feet deep. police in denver identified a possible suspect in the shooting that set off mass panic as thousands gathered for a marijuana celebration. they say a man spotted in the youtube video may have helped the gunman. as many as ten shots rang out during a pot rally saturday. leaving three injured. marked the first 420 counter culture holiday since colorado and washington legalized recreational marijuana use. one of the most grim statistics emerging from the plant explosion in texas is 12 of 14 pe who died were first responders. the blast also injured at least
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200 people and left more than 1,000 homeless some of those, who still have homes, were able to go back for the very first time. >> i just wanted to come home. i wanted to see my house. >> that can all be fixed. it is going to take a little while. can be fixed. >> the local church off limits. sunday services were held in a pasture. a flat bed truck as a pulpit. memorial services in honor of those who died are set for later this week. it's been a while since we've seen former president george h.w. bush. mr. bush returned to the public eye in style. the 41st president asked to unveil the houston texans cheerleading squad. check out the patriotic socks. extra classy gesture, mr. bush gave each young lady a rose. >> oh. >> how cute is that? got to love it. want to tell you about diane sawyer's exclusive interview this week. she'll set down with george w. bush and laura bush on the eve
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of the opening of the presidential library at southern methodist university and diane will get a special tour and anchor the news from the library on wednesday. things not going well for the houston astros, the worst record and worst start since 1983. >> which brings us to the game against cleveland yesterday. the indians batter, long fly off to right. houston's outfielder tries to make the catch. all he winds up with is a mess. popcorn. soda. all thanks to a fan. >> whoa. almost looks like he threw it on him. >> classic. >> check out his girlfriend. >> wow. >> man. that is a good time. >> that home run gave cleveland a 4-2 lead. went on to win the game. worst part fan who lost the popcorn was named fan of the day. a day he will remember. so will we. coming up. when we return, the story, our top story, more coverage on the boston marathon bombing. it will continue. >> next, stories of solidarity and perseverance from the london marathon.
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marathon racers are a special breed. they a >>ma racers are a eyhare a commitment to months of training and running ridiculously long runs. >> that's for sure. that's why the bombing at the marathon in boston seed personal for the runners in this week's marathon in london. abc's nick schifrin has more. >> let us now show our respect and support. >> reporter: from the beginning london remembered boston. >> -- in boston. >> reporter: 35,000 runners wearing black ribbons standing silent. one of them was jack. >> all of a sudden now, we hear another siren. >> reporter: the 67-year-old army vet was running with his daughter half a mile from the boston finish line when the bombs exploded. >> what i will be thinking about in london is the people that got hurt in boston. >> i will run for the people back in boston. >> reporter: that is 25-year-old tatiana mcfadden who has never walked, but won the boston wheelchair marathon. they ran for boston in
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solidarity. almost the exact same race time yosee police on the went off. race course. hundreds of thousand of spectators here talking about being resilient in the face of terrorism. >> people all stick together. that is it. we have got to come out and show we are not scared. and you know, and that's it really. and i'm going to cry. we love you, boston. >> reporter: and the runners love london. tatiana won her second marathon in seven days. >> just quite incredible. quite incredible. >> it is definitely dedicated to boston. and remembering those affected by it. >> reporter: and jack finished what he started in boston as a tribute to his home town. >> when i finished a man said -- relieved? i said no redemption. finishing for people that don't have legs anymore. forever scarred. it just carried me today. never forget it.
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one of the more touching moments in my life. >> reporter: nick schifrin, abc news, london. >> marathon runners truly are a special breed. they're very much a family and community. london police beefed up the forces by 40%. add aing hundreds of officers. >> the london marathon they decided they wanted to donate to the one fund boston. which is a fund-raiser that was established after the marathon. they're expected to raise $100,000. >> fantastic. coming up, it was literally the end of the road for the boston bombing suspect. the inside of a man's beloved boat. >> and the boat was destroyed in the shootout. now strangers from across the country are stepping up to help. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our
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imagine being cooped up in imagine being cooped up ldy
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neighborhood. you finally go out and find him hiding in the boat in the backyard. >> that happened to one massachusetts man. for all of his troubles, his boat was pretty much destroyed. abc's ron claiborne picks up the story from there. >> reporter: neighbors and total strangers are rallying aroune of watertown's pected heroes, david henneberry, the man who called 911 after he found suspected bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev in his backyard, hiding inside his 22-foot sea hawk. >> i just wanted to do something to say we are thinking abut you and supporting you and everybody in boston. >> reporter: after watching friday's dramatic capture of tsarnaev, california pod caster, richard bliss posted this youtube video calling for people to donate money to replace henneberry's boat which was destroyed in the gunfight. >> there is so much pain and so much loss that happened there. this seems like another senseless loss.
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>> reporter: others are taking to social media sites to show their support for henneberry whose keen eye helped to bring an end to the manhunt for tsarnaev. in the confrontation between the suspect and police his boat, his pride and joy, was riddled with bullets. >> he is completely shocked. and he says, my poor boat, my he has ten care of that boat meticulously se had it. now it is full of holes. >>chief told abc's gio benitez he is amazed. by the outpouring of support for henneberry. >> i got an e-mail this morning some person in detroit, michigan, wants to replace the boat for the watertown resident that got shot up. just incredible. >> reporter: the citywide manhunt for the marathon bombing suspect is over. americans willing to help the man who led police to capture the final suspect that's just beginning. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> so many amazing stories. an amazing man. by the way his boat, 22-foot, sea hawk cruiser with fiberglass hull, goes for $50,000. >> he is going to get one i am pretty sure.
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if the boat could float, now riddled with bullets, there is no way they would let him have it. it will be held for evidence. absolutely. all right, guys. uld let him ht back. it. it will be held for evidence. absolutely. all right, guys. we'll be right back. and can take 10 years to bloom. so at air wick, we waited. crafted by our expert perfumers for your home. air wick cactus flower and warm breeze is part of our limited edition national park collection. air wick. the craft of fragrance. but with kids growing up fast, fighting seven signs of aging gets harder. introducing total effects moisturizer plus serum. for the ninety-two practices, two proms, and one driving test yet to come. she'll need our most concentrated total effects ever.
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hey, hey, time for "the mix." >> "the mix" is back. >> mix is back. hopefully lighten things up. >> hey did you kno >> it's earth day. >> i did not. >> a little story. students in new castle, england, unveiling a pop-up coffee shop that is cool. show you the picture. made from recycled cardboard, how cool is that? >> pretty cool. >> plastic bottles, cardboard boxes. the trash cafe part of the university larger recycling initiative. aims to spread awareness. chairs and walls will be dismantled, flat packed and moved to locations in new castle. pretty cool. >> pretty cool. put it inside.
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use it. looks usable. so here is something that is pretty, i don't know if interesting is the right word. apparently you can cross the border from mexico into the united states, carrying drugs and not even knowing it. >> sound scary. do tell. >> a woman in san diego lives in -year-old woman. san diego, want to work, sitting in her car. all of sudden rae looking men come into her car, didn't realize she was in there. nder the carriage. gets out. scares the guy away. they take off. she gets under there. sees this. calls police. people dismantle it from the undercarriage. realize that what may be happening, unsuspecting motorists in mexico are parking cars at home or work. these, drug lords, essentially, are, putting -- underneath cars. expecting that the cars will cross the border undetected.
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some of them are. and then these poor people thankfully wasn't one of the one that got caught. some are getting caught red-handed with drugs. they're saying i didn't do that. really they didn't. they're getting in trouble. she did not get in trouble. >> presumably people know how to track the car. >> a gps. not in this story. we are hearing there are some that have gps that tracks the car where it goes. >> scary. >> it is scary. >> look under your car. >> police are saying is, for mind boggling as this is, check everything before you cross the border. undercarriage of your car. huh. >> too bad we are not -- looks like it may be fun. a company called sly fox brewing company a novel idea. 360 degree lid for a can. pops up. you peel the whole thing back. >> a soup can. >> nice and big. check it out. >> i love that. >> technology according to sly fox brewing company allows the full flavor of the aroma of the beer. hits the senses. translation. chug-a-lug it. >> does look like a soup can. >> we had mickey's big mouth.
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this morning on "world news now" -- a new week and a return to normalcy. for the people of boston this morning. this as the suspect in the bombings begins to communicate with investigators. travel trouble at many of the nation's airports this morning. somey s are delayed. furloughs of air traffic controllers begin. and a mellow pro pot rally turns into a chaotic scene of panic. why this outburst of violence caused some to question the decision to legalize marijuana. reece witherspoon pulls out the celebrity card after her husband is busted for dui. the arresting officers were not impressed. it's monday, april 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with
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john muller and diana perez. good morning. we begin this half-hour with a major turn in the bombing investigation. law enforcement sources say that suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is awake and responding sporadically in writing to questions. >> agents are asking about other cell members, possibly, other unexploded bombs. with more on what we learned so far is abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross. >> reporter: officials say the evidence against tsarnaev in the bombings is overwhelming. authorities say this photo shows him in the white cap about to place his bomb near 8-year-old martin richard who was killed and his 7-year-old sister jane who was seriously injured. also nearby the two norton brothers each of whom lost a leg in the blast. >> there is no explaining the savagery involved here. there is no explanation for it.
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>> reporter: it has been two full days since tsarnaev was captured from his hiding place in the boat as seen in the newly released thermal images. >> it is questionable when and whether he will be able to talk again. doesn't mean he can't communicate. >> reporter: the wider investigation into motive now centers on the dead brother, 26-year-old tamerlan who recently had begun to link to jihadist video brother and from what happened on marathonay. >> reporter: tamerlan tsarnaev was a changed man and linked to the videos after a six month trip last year to russia and chechnya. chechen rebel groups known for their fierce attacks on russian targets, have denied any connection to boston bombings. authorities according to a statement made several years ago in which a leader said our enemy is not only russia, but also america, britain and israel. in a letter to the fbi, the chairman of the house homeland security committee suggested an intelligence failure and questioned why the fbi failed to keep tamerlan on its radar after questioning him about possible terror ties two years ago at the request of russia. >> i give them the benefit of the doubt.
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he was on the radar screen. and somehow he got off the radar screen and traveled overseas. to one of the most dangerous parts of the world. >> reporter: authorities say once the federal charges are filed they will likely include counts that call for the death penalty but final decision on whether to seek the death penalty will be up to attorney general eric holder. brian ross, abc news, boston. a bit more now about the infrared images frida night's dramtu. otal of three stunun grenade tenade as they're called. go off there at the boat where dzhokhar tsarnaev was hiding as we know, tsarnaev was wounded. the chief of police in watertown, massachusetts tells martha raddatz, at that point authorities weren't taking any chances. >> he was very slow and lethargic, every move he made. and they could see there was no device on his chest. concern was what is in the boat? was it more explosive devices? >> he also said police were still very concerned that tsarnaev wanted to go out and kill more people. he described it as an incredible feeling when they knewy the
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finally had him in custody. it could be days before the neighborhood where last week's shootout with police took place gets back to normal. >> abc's brandi hitt joining us from boston with that part of the story. brandi? >> reporter: good morning, john, diana. this is still an active crime scene and will likely remain that way for a couple more days. the fbi is still on scene. over my shoulder see where police still have boylston roped off now with officers guarding the gates. right now the fbi continues to pull evidence. law enforcement sources tell abc news they obtained an overwhelming amount of evidence from the two blast sites. in fact pieces of the bomb have been obtained and they're confident the atf will be able to reassemble at least one of the bombs to help in this investigation. once the fbi clears this scene, you are going to have biohazard and environmental teams. they'll be moving in to comb the area. >> we do this as respectfully as we can for the victims. their families, and all of those impacted by last week's tragic event. >> reporter: there will also
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need to be a structural assessment of all the buildings especially those closest to the blast site. they want to make sure that the buildings are structurally safe. once that is cleared you will have debris removed from the scene. there will be more inspections especially for water and electrical. once the city deems the area safe, that's when business owners wl slowly be allod e gi. >> the patience anopatn of business owners and residents of this area have been critical factor in the success of the law enforcement investigation. and will be equally important as the city works to reclaim and restore boylston street. >> reporter: you speak to people here on the scene. they cannot wait for this to be back open again. boylston street is very lively. hopefully that will happen sometime within the next week. john, diana. >> thank you for that, brandi. and russian relatives of the tsarnaev brothers are in shock. over the boston bombings. the older brother traveled to his former home in dagestan, last year, to renew his
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passport. those who visited with him insist they saw no signs of extremism. and they say his younger brother dzhokhar, was planning a visit there next month. >> this afternoon marks a week since the twin bombing blasts at the boston marathon. more than 180 people were wounded in the attack. as of this morning, 52 are hospitalized three in critical condition. the 33-year-vedonohue n transit wounded in the earorning shootout with the bomb suspects. three critical is an encouraging number. it was a lot higher a few days ago. >> that's right. hopefully we are going to get a lot more -- that's the focus obviously of the story. the recovering victims of the bomb blast. there is so much interest, to find out what the suspects were all about. >> absolutely. positively. by the way, a moment of silence, mayor menino and governor patrick calling for a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. tomorrow, to mark the one week -- or, yeah, to mark the one week. today. 2:50 p.m. today since the
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attacks. >> today, monday. >> i'm sure that will be very poignant. >> going back to dzhokar, the suspect that is in custody now, in the hospital. he is facing charges, terror charges which include weapons of mass destruction charge and that does carry the death penalty. >> death penalty, yes. today airlines across the country facing their first big n latest spending cuts. furloughs for 15,000 air traffic controllers kicked in yesterday with minimal flight delays and cancellations. but that could change today as traffic ramps up. the controllers and all faa workers are losing one workday every other week. all right, spring flooding turned much of the midwest into a muddy mess. record rainfall to blame for high water. for example, nearly 10 inches has fall in this month in grand rapids, michigan. swollen rivers can't take much more. forecasters say more rain is expected tomorrow. >> here's a look at your weather -- expect thunderstorms around southern kansas, oklahoma.
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by the evening commute, you could see snow around minneapolis and parts of the upper midwest. >> unseasonably cool along the east coast, new england to georgia with temperatures staying in the 50s. but check out the west. dry and warm. hitting the 90s in some spots. to a shining example of someone who really l job. >> a powerful earthquake rocked china over the weekend brought everything to a stand still including a wedding in progress. the bride you just saw there happens to be an anchorwoman. she got right to work. still wearing her wedding gown and her veil. check her out. >> that is hilarious. she abandoned her big day and started reporting on the quake instead. that's what you call dedication. i don't know, diana, you tell me. if you are wearing your wedding white going to run out there and cover the quake? >> you know what -- i -- honestly -- >> the vows were said or not. >> are they already married or not married. >> we're making light of a pretty sad story. >> you ran out before the vows. i would be like you get back in here and you marry me then you
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can go out. >> then you can go out there. again. an earthquake, unfortunately, there were injuries. you know. trying to lighten the mood here. that was pretty -- pretty, i don't know. talk about dedication. >> dedication. >> would you do it in your tux? >> i think i would want the vows done first. >> first the vows. first you want to marry her. >> come on. >> big day. >> then you go. >> there you go. coming up, counter culture chaos. >> how a peaceful pro-pot rally erupted in violence. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by dawn ultra. i'm gonna need more than that to get through the rest of these dishes! i want more suds! dawn? you won't last. [ female announcer ] a drop of dawn has active suds that stay stronger longer,
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saturday, the high holy day saturday, the high holy day of pot culture, 4/20 day. some 80,000 celebrated in denver this year because marijuana is legal in colorado. >> but what should have been just a mellow high turned into panic when violence struck. abc's akiko fujita has more. >> reporter: the gunshots turned one of the country's largest pot rallies into a place of panic.
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tens of thousand who came to celebrate marijuana in denver forced to run for cover. >> up against the barricades. everybody started running smashing into me repor witnesses say as many as ten shots were fired. three people injured. police are searching for two suspects but say they don't know what triggered the violence. the event marked annual 4/20 counter culture holiday. but this was the first since colorado and washington legalized the recreational use of marijuana. the shooting comes at a sensitive time. as colorado lawmakers grapple with how to regulate and enforce use. recreational use remains illegal under federal law. the question now, will the large crowds this weekend stall the movement to legalize marijuana. >> they want to pay the price, for those experiments with regard to having folks coming in from out of state? are they willing to regulate those folks the same way they regulate the citizens or in this case not to regulate them? >> reporter: something other states and marijuana supporters will be watching closely. akiko fujita, abc news, los angeles. so just a few more details about what happened. apparently, 4:20 p.m., counter
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culture, on the 20th of april, sa time.andsxhe at that's what they didat 4:20, th largest cloud of marijuana smoke cotively produced. 40 minutes later, 5:00, shots rang out. >> i hope they get the guy. i really do. i -- who knows what will happen? i have a hard time believing he is one of the people, enjoying. you know -- i get the feeling he is like an anti-pot guy. as opposed to some guy who got rowdy. who knows. we'll see. hopefully get the guy. >> mellowed out. >> eat doritos. that's the cliche. a lot of truth to it. by the way -- marijuana third most popular drug behind alcohol and tobacco. nearly, 100 million americans have used it. 25 million have used it in the last year. 14 million do so regularly. >> it is out there. i don't know it is counter culture anymore. >> good point. when we come back, reece witherspoon's bad day. >> what she said to officers as her husband was being arrested. and what she is saying now. you are watching "world news now."
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even if you do look like a porn star. >> even if i look like a porn star. what are you going to do? >> you look like a porn star. put the picture up next to your face. >> what are you trying to say? >> you are very desirable and attractive, john. >> that's it. i feel cheap. i am going to file a complaint. filing a suit. go on. go on. >> now we got to get to the real "the skinny" stuff. okay. reece witherspoon. >> yes. >> arrested. >> not good. not good. >> arrested! >> tell me. >> her husband, there she is as a blond. her husband and her got pulled over. her husband was drunk. arrested for dui. she got mouthy with police. saying things. like do you know -- >> as a brunette. >> do you know who i am? >> she pulled that card, do you know my name? by the way, the officer said, "i don't need to know your name." then she said, "you are about to find out who i am. you are going to be on national news." guess who is on national news? not the arresting officer.
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>> don't ever say do you know who i am. >> we want to give as fair as possible. she got arrested. this happened friday in atlanta. now she sent out a statement. that basically says, i want to say, i clearly had one too many drinks. deeply embarrassed about the whole thing. definitely scary, frightened for my husband. that is no excuse. i was disrespectful to the officer doing his job. have nothing butct for police. very sorry about my behavior. saying all the right things. but did all the wrong things. >> doing all right wrong things. did nail the apology. everybody has bad moments. there you go. >> we will follow that on "gma." doing the story later on. >> watch, watch, watch. >> dui incident. al michaels -- sports al michaels -- arrested over the weekend, in southern california. suspicion of drunk driving. michael pulled over 9:30 p.m. friday. and -- they gave -- at a checkpoint. witnessed him making an illegal u-turn. by the way, michaels is play-by-play for sunday night football.
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taken to the station house. registered blood alcohol of .08%. >> uh-huh. >> he was booked for suspicion of dui. and for five hours. >> wow. >> michaels, did issue a comment. nbc sports said we are aware of the situation. we've been in contact with al. we have no further comment. >> one of these ongoing investigations. they don't like to comment. big news houses like nbc. >>alright. kim kardashian and kris, they were married for 72 days before they separated but stayed married. kris said it was all a hoax. yada-yada-yada. anyway. finally they are divorced. but not after a whole lot of heartache. so, kim kardashian attended court every time. she was supposed to go there. he made such a big hoopla about the fact he wanted his day in court. he wanted this. he wanted that. he never showed up. the judge finally ordered the whole thing is kaput. he was on the west coast. while this was happening. and, essentially, they're divorced. moving on. >> moving on. real quick. rumor has it -- justin bieber and selena gomez are back together. former couple split in 2012, after two years. they were allegedly according to
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"people" magazine, spotted kissing. >> they're young and in love. >> yeah.
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finally, there is really no formula for what will snap people out of the shock like the marathon bombing. >> for boston it took the red sox star and another sort of bomb. abc's dan harris, a beantown boy himself, has the story. ♪ what's really going on below >> reporter: a solemn moment, boston was coming together, exhaling communally. ♪ and every breath we do is hallelujah ♪ >> reporter: honoring the victims, saluting the first responders singing the national anthem. ♪
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and then big papi, david ortiz, designated hitter and first baseman stepped to the mike for an inspirational message. >> the jersey we wear today, doesn't say red sox it says boston. >> reporter: that is when we lep >> this is our [ bleep ] city. and nobody going to dictate our freedom. stay strong! thank you. >> reporter: the crowd of bostonians, a group of people who -- let's be honest -- know their way around an f bomb ate it up. here's the problem not only were kids in the house and the ceremony was being aired live on cable. >> really, really [ bleep ] brilliant. >> reporter: the fcc frowned on things like bono cursing during the golden globes on nbc. but not an hour after big papi's
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slip of the tongue no less than the fcc chairman himself tweeted out, "david ortiz spoke from the heart at today's red sox game. i stand with big papi and the people of boston." technically the fcc indecencies rules only apply to broadcasters not cable. so it's not clear if this reflects any change in thinking on the policy level. big papi's speech has become a rallying cry in ded but still strong city. they're already selling t-shirts. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> t-shirts. >> that's called catharsis. >> yes. >> may not have been the most politically correct thing to say. it makes everybody go, yes. get it all out. >> we said it all week, last week. i think we will continue to say it for a long time to come. everyone is a bostonian. >> no doubt about it. in this case, the fcc chairman who sent the tweet he actually is from brookline, massachusetts. >> yes. >> that helped a lot. might have saved big papi's hide. >> no surprise where he was from he wasn't going to fine him. >> i think you are right. >> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.
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this morning, major developments from boston. >> exactly one week after terror filled the city, the lone surviving suspect is beginning to tell his story. he had been unable to communicate since his dramatic capture friday night. lives changed, injured, but stronger than ever. we have the first hospital interview from a bombing survivor, as the city continues its rallying cry, boston strong. flight delays, budget cuts kick in today. hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight.

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